We Will Face It #Together...

Family. 

Friends. 

One is a six-letter word. 

The other is a seven-letter word. 

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One statement has been heard, said and passed on from and to countless generations. 

Friends are the family you choose for yourself. 

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As a matter of fact, it is another word that binds these two words - #together.

As a matter of fact, your family and your friends form the two scales of a balance.

You, my friend, are the essential pivot, which must attempt to hold the balance, intact.

For you may be faced with hiccups, many.

It is through these hiccups that you must attempt to emerge from.

It is through these hiccups that your family and your friends hold you steady. 

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It is true that life is not a bed of roses.

It is also true that life is not a bed of thorns either.

You pluck the rose with the thorn, at all times.

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There are some moments in life when you are forced to look deep down into the valley of despair,

It is at this time, that you need a support system in place.

Your support system could be formed by your family or your friends, or both! :)

This support system could then broaden your perspective and expand your field of view to look high up to the mountain peaks and the boundless skies.

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More often than not, it is the thought that counts.

More, often than not, the fact that somebody's there by your side, is most comforting.

The reassurance that you have a shoulder to rest your heavy head upon, post a depressing day at work or after an out and out horrid sequence of events ransacking your personal life, is most hopeful.

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I am sure all of us must have had such moments in life.

No matter how much we try to deny having seen the dark face of situations.

They exist as a part and parcel of life.

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There have been numerous such moments in my life too.

I believe in keeping such trifles at bay, to prevent them from diverting my attention from the happier pursuits and brighter horizons in life.

For facing all such situations with a certain confidence and unmatched grace, my go-to person had been my mother.

For all of the seventy-three years of her existence, she had been my pillar of strength.

She used to catapult me back to the 'battleground' with renewed courage, thoughtfulness and a never-say-die spirit.

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Such memorable interactions have been many.

All of them are as fresh as rain-drenched leaves in my memory.

But the day she left us alone, is the day I broke down in the true sense.

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The entire week was then spent in revisiting the forlorn lanes of monochrome.

The entire week was then spent in reflecting upon life's ways and its transience.

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The entire family resolved to look at the silver lining in the dark cloud that had encompassed us.

It did not take us long to then realize, that as a family - we'll face it #together.

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Today, she is our angel, protecting us from above!

For, as a family, we are always #together! :)

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A New Life, A New Beginning...

LIFE. 

A four letter word which has innumerable connotations. 

A word which brims with liveliness. 

A word which brims with hope.

A word which brims with optimism. 

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It is this life which presents us with the myriad hues of the rainbow, and sometimes the pot of gold at the end of it too. :) 

It is this life which is unique in gathering together moments. 

It is this life which is constituted of turning points. 

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Turning points which may be pleasant. 

Turning points which may not be so pleasant. 

It is these turning points which lend a direction to our existence. 

It is these turning points which transform a mere existence to a life worth living. 

For, the thorn is an indispensable part of the rose. 

For, the clouds are an indispensable figment of the clear blue sky. 

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Life is a bouquet of moments.

Life provides us with endless opportunities.

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Such opportunities knock on our door often.

Such opportunities are to be grabbed whenever they present themselves before us.

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Opportunities like these prompt us to #StartANewLife.

Opportunities like these prompt us to put our confidence, courage, optimism and presence of mind to the test.

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Such opportunities are aplenty.

Remember the time when you were born?

That was an opportunity for your parents.

An opportunity to provide you with all that you needed, to care for you, to love you to their heart's content and to nurture you.

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Remember the time when you stood on the threshold of leaving home for school?

That was an opportunity for you to embrace a better 'You' for the time to come.

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Remember the time when you bruised yourself in front of your schoolmates, during playtime?

That was an opportunity for you to learn, to fight your pain, and to combat your embarrassment.

For it was perfectly alright for a crawling toddler to trip over their knees, when taking baby steps.

So was it for you, who was new to the ideologies of team - work, group activities and play.

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However, life is made up of 'larger-than-life' moments also.

There are bigger twists and turns for you as a mature individual, waiting to turn your life upside down.

And, it is these twists and turns which make sure that you emerge as a winner, every single time.

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One such moment in my life, my moment to #StartANewLife in the literal terms, was when I was to marry.

For every girl, it isn't easy to leave behind her abode, her parents and her siblings.

For every girl, it isn't easy to embrace all her relationships at once, condensed into an invitation card.

My story wasn't different.

It wasn't different at that time because what life was going to present to me afterwards was going to be different.

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That turning point.

That bold step for me was to leave my loved ones behind.

That new individual.

That new individual, who emerged from there, had matured.

She had grown mature enough to embrace matrimonial vows, but on the inside, she was as immature as the five-year-old persuading her father for a cotton candy with hues of pink. :)

That time.

That was the time when I went ahead.

I went ahead to #StartANewLife.

I am glad I did.

There's been no looking back, ever since! :)

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For that bold step, which changed my life.

For good.

For better.

For the best.

Forever!

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When You #LookUp...

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Life is a bouquet of instances.
Some sweet, some sour, some bitter.

Episodes which dissolve distances.
Memories to collect, from that scatter.

The moments which make us smile.
With joy, amazement, surprise et al.

Incidents which make us #LookUp.
Bow in thanks, to the Lord above.

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Instances such, are aplenty.
Just look through with hope.

Episodes such, speak of optimism.
 Memories etched for a lifetime.

The moments inviting positivity.
Into our times, and our lives.

Incidents which make us #LookUp.
With gratitude, and in benevolence.

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Life and its ways.
They are unique in their own special ways.

The Almighty has his own ways of manoeuvring through.
He presents us with avenues, mostly unexpected, mostly pleasant.

For unpleasant times, however.
There is a silver lining in the greyest of clouds.

For the many closed doors in the vicinity.
There lies hidden an open one, to be explored.

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In my life as well, there has been such a bouquet of intricately embroidered moments.

Moments spent well, with family and friends, nears and dears.

These are the moments which have defined me in my entirety.

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For the episodes, when I was presented with a bitter face of tough times, I too, have put on my brave face to present to time, instead. 

Rising like a phoenix from the ashes, surpassing all personal trifles and looking at our world, not confined to our own selves but to the world, to the universe at large, becomes necessary to realize that there are more important avenues awaiting ahead. 

The present situation may appear to be the worst of all, in that instance, for sure. But one must not overlook the fact that if the glass looks half empty, it ought to look half full as well! :) 

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It is this hope, optimism, determination and courage, which keeps the born achievers on their track. 

However. it is completely alright to get bogged down by the mountain-like difficulty, at first. 

What is needed, is the confidence to pick oneself up, put up a brave face and bog down the difficulty itself, in the end. 

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That is how life works. 

Hope reigns. 

Optimism prevails. 

You emerge as the ultimate winner. 

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I look for my inspiration to draw the optimism out of any situation, from that archaic ant which tirelessly perseveres to climb to the top.

I look for my inspiration to keep on trying from King Robert and that spider in a cave.

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I hope for happier times ahead, with my family and friends being in the pink of health.

I hope for a calmer prospect for the world at large.

I hope for a world devoid of all malaise.

I hope for a world brimming with calm and peace.

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#LookUp to the Almighty.

Pray.

For, such is the power of  prayer.

Mountains are reduced to minuscule molehills.

And, molehills to insignificant grains of sand.

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This post has been written as a part of Indi Happy Hours' #LookUp in association with Housing and IndiBlogger. 

P.S.: The Collage has been created using my smartphone. Images fpr the collage have been sourced from an advert spanning four pages, by Housing, in my English Daily.